Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-20
|Blair's Education Bill and HaV-|
ley's International Copy
right Bill
|The Important Measures Brought PorEart
for Consideration.
The President Transmits a Message Re
lating to the Melbourne
Exposition


IA
retary Of State in relation to the invitation
from Her Britannia Majesty's government Il
this government to participate in the inter
national exhibition at Melbourne in loss an,
20 celebrate the centennary founding of New
South Wales, the first Australian colony
>eeretary Bayard recommends the accept
Eince of the invitation and an appropriation
|of $50, 600 to defray the expenses OF com
mission to represent the United States gov
erumeut at the exposition.
The nominations of Lamar and Villas will
Rgo over until the holidays. The nomination
of Lamar is in charge of subcommittee
consisting of Edmunds. Hoar and Pugh.
SENATE.
The Senate received communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury with a
copy of the report of Special Agent Tingle
on the condition of affairs on the seal Islands
of Alaska. Referred to committee on for
eign relations 4 memorial of the constitu-
,ional convention of the territory of Utah
asking admission into the United States, was
referred To the committee on territories.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Hoar relating to the celebration
of the centennial of the Inauguration of the
constitution.
A bill introduced by FRYE for the collec-
tion of more accurate statistics of the ex-
: Rperts regarding emigration and Immigration
The following bills were reported favora-
by from the committees and placed on the
calendar -
70 amend the law concerning the commits
sion of fish and fisheries.
To aid in the establishment and temporary
support of common schools.
The subject of postal telegraphy was rel
. .ferred to the post office committee.
The Presidents message and accompany
= ng documents were referred to the commit
zee on finance.
concurrent resolution for the holiday
recess referred to committee on appropria
ions.
Senator Gibson was appointed regent of
8Smithsonon Institute in place of ex-Senatorl
Maxal.
. Hugh offered resolution that the mostl
emportant and pressing duty of the present
session is to revise and SO amend existing in
i 8ernal tax and tariff so as TO reduce the an
lual revenues to be collected therefrom to|
ITO necessary wants of federal government
Nani no more than it needs to pay its matured!
iebts without crippling or decreasing anyj
american industries. The tax on whiske.
Ihe thought was perfectly just and wholly un-
| Objectionable.
Blair, from the committee on education
to-day reported favorably on the bill passed.
Ibv the Senate at its last session. and knownI
As tho Blair educational bill 1t received
Unanimous endorsement by the committee
| 1t contains one slight change from the bill
passed by the Senate. 1t provides for IA to-!
4 lal appropriation of Sl,9oo0oo to be expend
led in eight years.
4 petition was presented in the Senate byI
3lIawley from American authors, who claimE
They are at disadvantage in their own coun-
Itry. by the publication of foreign books with
kout paving to the author, SO that AmericanI
books are undersold in the American mar
Ekets to the detrment of American literature. !.
land urges the passage by Congress of an in
irrational copyright law which will protect
|the rights of authors and enable Americant
WRITERS to ask from foreign nations justice /
(which we shall no longer deny on our ownl
Rpart.
The petition was signed among others byl
LYMAN Abbott, Louise Alcott, II. b. Al
lrch, Edward Atkinson, Henry Ward Beech |
Ter. Frances Hodsdon Burnett, S. l.. Glenn!
ems, Geo. c. Eggeston. Edgar Fawcett, X
wv Glider, Marion Harland, Bret llarte 1 4;
|W. H., Oliver Wendell Holmes, Geo. Par
sons Lathrop, Jas. Parton, +. T. Roe, A. X
|Spofford Frank X. Stockton, Chas. Dudley
Warner, John g. Whittier, John Burroughs /
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Mary n. Murfree,
and Walt Whitman. A separate petition was
|signed by George Bancroft
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment of
|tbe committee on rules as follows; Speaker
Randall, Mills, Reed and Cannon.
The House by vote of 262 to so referred
he French spoilatou claims already adjudi /
|cated by the court of claims to the committed
bon appropriations, with instructions to in
|clude them in the appropriation bill. This
probably secures the payment of these claims
Resolutions suggesting a change in the
rules were presented and referred to the}
|committee on rules. Among them was onea
.bv Buckalew of Pennsylvania for the APP
|pointment of select committee OH the elec-
Zion of President, vice-president and repre-
3sentatives to Congress.
BY Brewer of Michigan requiring thel
SPEAKER to appoint the committees within two6
weeks after the meeting of Congress.
The house at o'clock adjourned.